diff --git a/kernel/model/template.go b/kernel/model/template.go
index ad6a2858c..a4e295fd8 100644
--- a/kernel/model/template.go
+++ b/kernel/model/template.go
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ func SearchTemplate(keyword string) (ret []*Block) {
 	ret = []*Block{}
 
 	templates := filepath.Join(util.DataDir, "templates")
+	if !util.IsPathRegularDirOrSymlinkDir(templates) {
+		return
+	}
+
 	groups, err := os.ReadDir(templates)
 	if nil != err {
 		logging.LogErrorf("read templates failed: %s", err)
@@ -89,10 +93,11 @@ func SearchTemplate(keyword string) (ret []*Block) {
 		if group.IsDir() {
 			var templateBlocks []*Block
 			templateDir := filepath.Join(templates, group.Name())
-			filepath.Walk(templateDir, func(path string, info fs.FileInfo, err error) error {
-				name := strings.ToLower(info.Name())
+			// filepath.Walk 与 filepath.WalkDir 均不支持跟踪符号链接
+			filepath.WalkDir(templateDir, func(path string, entry fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+				name := strings.ToLower(entry.Name())
 				if strings.HasPrefix(name, ".") {
-					if info.IsDir() {
+					if entry.IsDir() {
 						return filepath.SkipDir
 					}
 					return nil
diff --git a/kernel/model/widget.go b/kernel/model/widget.go
index 937d7aeb7..fdcc6f2b2 100644
--- a/kernel/model/widget.go
+++ b/kernel/model/widget.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func SearchWidget(keyword string) (ret []*Block) {
 
 	k := strings.ToLower(keyword)
 	for _, entry := range entries {
-		if !entry.IsDir() {
+		if !util.IsDirRegularOrSymlink(entry) {
 			continue
 		}